Style Tour Showcasing Young American Designers Kicks Off May 4 in Dallas, TX

5/3/2013 2:00:00 PM

Acura today announced the kickoff of the "Acura RLX Style Tour," a 10-city experiential marketing campaign that will showcase Acura's new flagship luxury sedan, the 2014 Acura RLX, in photo shoots with the works of up-and-coming local fashion designers.

The tour begins Saturday, May 4, in Dallas with a photo session from 12 noon to 8 p.m. at Westside Village in Uptown, featuring the work of designer and Dallas-native Lindsay Weatherread. Following the Dallas event, the Acura RLX Style Tour will stop in Atlanta (May 11), Ft. Lauderdale (May 18), Washington, D.C. (May 25), New York (June 1), Boston (June 8), Chicago (June 15), San Francisco Area (June 22), San Diego (June 29), and Los Angeles (July 6).

The photo sessions will take place in highly trafficked areas in each city and will be designed to draw the attention of passers-by, who will have access to Acura product specialists ,and information on Acura products and the fashions on display. The local designers are being selected based on fashion design that reflects the luxury, prestige and excitement of the Acura brand. The photo shoots in each city will be represented in a future issue of Style Magazine, an exclusive publication for Acura owners distributed biannually to more than 800,000 subscribers.

"Luxury cars and high fashion go hand-in-hand, and the timeless beauty of the all-new Acura RLX represents the perfect complement to the work of up-and-coming American fashion designers," said Michael Accavitti, senior vice president of Automobile Operations. "Acura is a brand on the move, with cutting-edge technologies and sophisticated design, and this tour is an ideal platform to showcase the Acura brand and our new flagship product in a very dynamic and enticing way."

About AcuraAcura offers a full line of technologically advanced performance luxury vehicles through a network of 272 dealers within the United States. The Acura lineup features seven distinctive models including the all- RLX luxury flagship sedan, the TL performance luxury sedan, the TSX Sport Wagon and sedan, the ILX compact luxury sedan, the RDX luxury crossover SUV, and the ZDX four-door sports coupe. The all-new MDX luxury sport utility vehicle will debut this summer.